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Copyright and Your Rights as Author Talk

Presented by the Washington University Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel along with the Danforth Campus Libraries and the Becker Medical Library

Join Patty Hart from the Washington University Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel for an overview of author rights.

Medical School Campus
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Cori Auditoruim
Contact Cathy Sarli at sarlic@wustl.edu

Danforth Campus
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
ARC Presentation
Room at Olin Library, Level A
Contact Ruth Lewis at rlewis@wustl.edu

British Library Digitised Manuscripts

The British Library has launched its Digitised Manuscripts site with 284 completely digitized Greek mss. from the Hartley and Additional Collections, over a quarter of its collection, highlights include the Theodore Psalter and Harley MS 5694, the earliest manuscript of Lucian with extensive scholia.

You can read more about the project on the Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts blog.

Library Web 2.0 Workshops

In an effort to promote a better of understanding of how communication, information, and scholarship are impacted by Web 2.0 and socially mediated online environments, Washington University Libraries’ Web 2.0 Committee invites you to join us for our fall Taste of Technology classes. This series will consist of monthly hands-on training sessions highlighting a different Web 2.0 technology or social media tool. These classes are free and open to any Washington University student, faculty, or staff.  Space is limited, so please register today to secure your seat!

The Fall Class Schedule

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Twitter 101
Wednesday, September 22, 2:30-4:00pm, Olin Library Arc Lab

The Twitter Team invites you to learn more about Twitter in this team taught class. You will learn Twitter basics like composing a Tweet, approving and blocking followers, and using lists. Don’t have a Twitter account set up? No problem! We’ll have time during the class for you to sign up for an account.

 

Register for Twitter 101

       Please contact Erin Leach  (eleach@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding Twitter 101.

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Prezi Basics

Thursday, October 21, 3:00-4:30pm, Olin Library Arc Lab

Tired of creating or seeing uninspired PowerPoint presentations? Ready to wow your colleagues by giving your next presentation some visual pizzazz? Come learn the basics of the new online presentation software, Prezi. Once you’ve use Prezi your presentations are sure to inspire presentation envy.

 

Register for Prezi Basics

Please contact Miranda Rectenwald (mrectenwald@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding Prezi Basics.

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RefWorks 2.0, The Savvy Researcher

Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, Olin Library Arc Lab

Refworks has a new look! Experienced Refworks users will learn about the new Refworks 2.0 interface and those new to Refworks will learn how use this research management, writing and collaboration tool. Come find out how to save time keeping track of references and generating bibliographies. The best part is that Refworks is FREE because the Library has purchased it for you!

 

Register for RefWorks 2.0

Please contact Sarah Bombich (sbombich@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding RefWorks 2.0.

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Screencasting with screenr

Thursday, November 18, 3:00-4:00pm , Olin Library Arc Lab

Have you ever spent a long time writing a detailed answer to a question about how to use software or an electronic resource?  And when you were done, even YOU were confused?  Try making a short video of your screen instead using screenr. In this class, you will find out how to create screen-captures (videos of your computer actions) and share them online in less than 5 minutes.    

 

Register for Screencasting with screenr

Please contact Sarah Bombich(sbombich@wustl.edu) for questions or more info regarding Screenr Training.